Impact of Contrast Echocardiography on Evaluation of Ventricular Function and Clinical Management in a Large Prospective Cohort

Recommendations for Chamber Quantification: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Chamber Quantification Writing Group, Developed in Conjunction with the European Association of Echocardiography, a Branch of the European Society of Cardiology

2005 • 11,108 citations

American Society of Echocardiography Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in Echocardiography

2008 • 472 citations

Administration of an intravenous perfluorocarbon contrast agent improves echocardiographic determination of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction: comparison with cine magnetic resonance imaging

1998 • 222 citations

Contrast echocardiography improves the accuracy and reproducibility of left ventricular remodeling measurements

2001 • 174 citations

Acute Mortality in Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Echocardiography With and Without an Ultrasound Contrast Agent

2008 • 153 citations

Contrast echocardiography clarifies uninterpretable wall motion in intensive care unit patients

2000 • 147 citations

Diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of contrast echocardiography on evaluation of cardiac function in technically very difficult patients in the intensive care unit

2002 • 135 citations

Use of contrast for image enhancement during stress echocardiography is cost-effective and reduces additional diagnostic testing

2001 • 80 citations

Usefulness of Contrast Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Thrombus After Acute Myocardial Infarction

2007 • 66 citations

Effect of contrast enhancement on transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular regional wall motion

1999 • 46 citations

The role of contrast enhancement in echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function

2002 • 43 citations

Impact of contrast echocardiography on diagnostic algorithms: Pharmacoeconomic implications

1997 • 39 citations

Imagent Improves Endocardial Border Delineation, Inter‐reader Agreement, and the Accuracy of Segmental Wall Motion Assessment

2003 • 30 citations

Economic impact of contrast stress echocardiography on the diagnosis and initial treatment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease

2002 • 27 citations

Improved reliability for echocardiographic measurement of left ventricular volume using harmonic power imaging mode combined with contrast agent

2000 • 24 citations

Contrast Echocardiography Can Save Nondiagnostic Exams in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

2005 • 23 citations

Contrast Echocardiography Improves the Diagnostic Yield of Transthoracic Studies Performed in the Intensive Care Setting by Novice Sonographers

2005 • 23 citations

Clinical benefits of contrast-enhanced echocardiography during rest and stress examinations

2005 • 23 citations

Contrast Echocardiography: Experience in a Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory

2006 • 9 citations

Automated border detection on contrast enhanced echocardiographic images

2005 • 8 citations